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[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago

they don't mean quality as in nice. They mean quality as in it still exists.

Those wooden floor boards are probably still there, to this day. Still shitty, but there.

[-] turmacar@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

It's not a mystery which of the car might've been available in East Germany.

Trabants aren't exactly known for being long lasting.

[-] Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com 1 points 5 months ago

More it still exists because they were literally incapable of replacing it. They weren't good quality; people just didn't have any other options. I'm sure we can make our cars last just as long if we clamp the screws tighter and ensure no one can afford to buy a new car.

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 months ago

I’m sure we can make our cars last just as long if we clamp the screws tighter and ensure no one can afford to buy a new car.

doubtful, if you look at the differences between a lot of soviet engineering and a lot of western engineering, the western engineering is often much nicer, but also rather temperamental in terms of long term maintenance. It's certainly possible, but it's just a different design meta. Especially if we're talking modern western equipment, which is designed to be "service life only"

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